Something went wrong!
Hang in there while we get back on track
The lottery.
1740
Collections
Part of
Omega Project
Project Omega was conceived by the Library's Strategic Council - a scoped three year project aimed to facilitate the effective discovery and presentation of our collections, with a focus on the digitization of the Special Collections Graphic Arts backlog in Firestone library.
Part of
Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
The Graphic Arts Collection holds prints, drawings, photographs, paintings, sculpture, and printed ephemera along with an international book collection specializing in fine press,
Metadata
- Call Number
- E South 11/GC021/Box 08/Normal/18th c./Artists Grose-N GA 2011.00655
- Publisher
- [s.l.] : [s.n.], 1740/01/09.
- People
-
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Subject
- Caricature
- Fortune-tellers—England—London—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Occupations—England—London—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- London (England)—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Single women—England—London—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Lotteries—England—London—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Great Britain—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Harlequin (Fictitious character)—Caricatures and cartoons
- Westminster Bridge (London, England)—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
View all metadata for this item
Similar Items outside this Collection
Item Summary
Descriptive Information
- Title
- The lottery.
- Call Number
- E South 11/GC021/Box 08/Normal/18th c./Artists Grose-N GA 2011.00655
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/dck643bc95b
- Publisher
- [s.l.] : [s.n.], 1740/01/09.
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Date Created
- 1740
- Extent
- 1 item ; sheet 27.8 x 44 cm.
- Source Acquisition
- Gift of Dickson Q. Brown, Princeton University Class of 1895.
- References
- British Museum. Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires. [London]: Trustees of the British Museum, [1978]. No. 2446
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- Medium: Etchings
- Depiction: Caricatures. Two vignettes with descriptive verses below. At left, women desiring mates consult a fortune teller. At right, street scene regarding the Westminster Bridge Lottery.
- Numbered in plate, upper center: "VIII".
- Signed in plate, r.c.: "C. Mosley sculpt.".
Discovery Information
- Subject
- Caricature
- Fortune-tellers—England—London—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Occupations—England—London—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- London (England)—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Single women—England—London—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Lotteries—England—London—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Great Britain—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Harlequin (Fictitious character)—Caricatures and cartoons
- Westminster Bridge (London, England)—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
Physical Characteristics
- File Count
- 2
Institutional Information
- Collection
- Omega Project
- Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
- IIIF Manifest URL
-
https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/934d7826-64f7-4078-90ec-1a08252f7a52/manifest